2 Best Sights in Valais, Switzerland

Inside a striking building covered in stainless steel plates and topped with solar panels, and backed by the lovely and steep Clavau vineyards, sits the ultramodern tasting rooms of local vintners Maison Bonvin and Maison Varone (about a five-minute drive from the city center). While you can sample and buy wine all year long, between April and October, guests can hike up into the vineyards and taste at either a vineyard cottage (the Guérite Brûlefer), about a 10- to 15-minute walk from the cellars, or an ancient winegrower’s cabin transformed into the modern Cube Varone, about a 30-minute walk, with stupendous views down into the valley.

Just outside Leukerbad is this cozy winery with a tasting room where you can sample wonderful Humagne Rouges, Fendants, Walliser rosés, and Cornalins, among other unique Valais varietals. The town makes for a great half-day bike ride from Leukerbad, and it is downhill all the way. For those who don't want to climb up again, you can easily throw your bike on the bus as you head back uphill.